The "Sensitive Period" for Language Refers To

question 65

Multiple Choice

The "sensitive period" for language refers to:

• A)a period of time in our ancestral past when language first evolved.
• B)a period of time during gestation when the language areas of the brain develop.
• C)a time during young adulthood when accents can be reformed.
• D)a time during childhood when children are especially wired to learn language.

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Definitions:

Caldera

A vast volcanic hollow created by a significant explosion that results in the collapse of the volcano's opening.

Pyroclastic Deposits

Accumulations of volcanic materials, such as ash, tephra, and lava bombs, ejected explosively from a volcano.

Volcanic Mudflows

Volcanic mudflows, also known as lahars, are fast-moving, deadly flows of mud, rocky debris, and water that originate from volcanic eruptions or the melting of snow and ice atop volcanoes.

Composite Volcano

A volcano composed of layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash, typically having a steep profile and explosive eruptions.